GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
reeksmoke
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
proletariana member of the proletariat
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
juncturea point of time
thronga multitude of assembled persons